Definitions for federation
ˌfɛd əˈreɪ ʃənfed·er·a·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. federationnoun

   an organization formed by merging several groups or parties

2. confederation, confederacy, federationnoun

   a union of political organizations

3. federationnoun

   the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs

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1. federationnoun

   Act of joining together into a single political entity.

   It is 106 years since federation.

2. federationnoun

   Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.

3. federationnoun

   Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.

4. federationadjective

   Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.

   We live in a federation house.

5. Etymology: From fédération, from foederatio, from foederare.

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1. Federation

   A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governing status of the component states, as well as the division of power between them and the central government, is typically constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a unilateral decision, neither by the component states nor the federal political body. Alternatively, a federation is a form of government in which sovereign power is formally divided between a central authority and a number of constituent regions so that each region retains some degree of control over its internal affairs. It is often argued that federal states where the central government has overriding powers are not truly federal states. For example, such overriding powers may include: the constitutional authority to suspend a constituent state's government by invoking gross mismanagement or civil unrest, or to adopt national legislation that overrides or infringes on the constituent states' powers by invoking the central government's constitutional authority to ensure "peace and good government" or to implement obligations contracted under an international treaty. The governmental or constitutional structure found in a federation is considered to be federalist, or to be an example of federalism. It can be considered the opposite of another system, the unitary state. France, for example, has been unitary for many centuries. The Austrian Empire was a unitary state with crown lands, after the transformation into the Austria-Hungary monarchy the remaining crown lands of so-called Cisleithania became federated as Länder of the Republic of Austria through the implementation of its constitution. Germany, with its 16 states, or Länder, is an example of a federation. Federations are often multi-ethnic and cover a large area of territory (such as Russia, the United States, Canada, India, or Brazil), but neither is necessarily the case (such as Saint Kitts and Nevis or the Federated States of Micronesia). Several ancient chiefdoms and kingdoms, such as the 4th-century BCE League of Corinth, Noricum in Central Europe, and the Iroquois Confederacy in pre-Columbian North America, could be described as federations or confederations. The Old Swiss Confederacy was an early example of formal non-unitary statehood. Several colonies and dominions in the New World consisted of autonomous provinces, transformed to federal states upon independence such as the United States, and various countries in Latin America (see Spanish American wars of independence). Some of the New World federations failed; the Federal Republic of Central America broke up into independent states less than 20 years after its founding. Others, such as Argentina, have shifted between federal, confederal, and unitary systems, before settling into federalism. Brazil became a federation only after the fall of the monarchy, and Venezuela became a federation after the Federal War. Australia and Canada are also federations. Germany is another nation-state that has switched between confederal, federal and unitary rules, since the German Confederation was founded in 1815. The North German Confederation, the succeeding German Empire and the Weimar Republic were federations. Founded in 1922, the Soviet Union was formally a federation of Soviet republics, autonomous republics and other federal subjects, though in practice highly centralized under the government of the Soviet Union. The Russian Federation has inherited a similar system. India, Pakistan, Nigeria and Malaysia (then Federation of Malaya) became federations on or shortly before becoming independent from the British Empire. In some recent cases, federations have been instituted as a measure to handle ethnic conflict within a state, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Iraq since 2005. With the United States Constitution having become effective on 4 March 1789, the United States is the oldest surviving federation, while the newest federation is Nepal, after its constitution went into effect on 20 September 2015.

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1. federation

   A federation is a form of government where power and responsibilities are divided between a central government and a series of constituent regions, states, or provinces. These sub-units retain a degree of political autonomy, but are bound together under the overarching federal government. Examples of federations include the United States, Australia, and Russia.

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1. Federationnoun

   the act of uniting in a league; confederation

2. Federationnoun

   a league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated government

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. fdration.]

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1. Federation

   A federation, also known as a federal state, is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central government. In a federation, the self-governing status of the component states, as well as the division of power between them and the central government, are typically constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a unilateral decision of the states. The governmental or constitutional structure found in a federation is known as federalism. It can be considered the opposite of another system, the unitary state. Germany with sixteen Länder is an example of a federation, whereas neighboring Austria and its Bundesländer was a unitary state with administrative divisions that became federated, and neighboring France by contrast has always been unitary. Federations may be multi-ethnic and cover a large area of territory, although neither is necessarily the case. The initial agreements create a stability that encourages other common interests, reduces differences between the disparate territories, and gives them all even more common ground. At some time this is recognized and a movement is organized to merge more closely. At other times, especially when common cultural factors are at play such as ethnicity and language, some of the steps in this pattern are expedited and compressed.

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1. federation

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'federation' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4239

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'federation' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4760

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'federation' in Nouns Frequency: #1687

How to pronounce federation?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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How to say federation in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of federation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of federation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of federation in a Sentence

1. Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova:

   The first infection with Zika has been recorded. This is a 36-year old Russian woman who was in the Dominican Republic and came back to the Russian Federation in February.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   Speak, speak, speak plainly! i support the proposal about the entry of the Donetsk and Luhansk Peoples' Republics into the Russian Federation.

3. Jean Pierre Cabestan:

   The trouble and one of the weaknesses of the movement is there's not much coordination between the Hong Kong Federation of Students and the pan-democrats.

4. The IAAF Council:

   IAAF Council was today informed that written confirmation had been received yesterday from ARAF (All Russia Athletics Federation) accepting their full suspension without requesting a hearing as was their constitutional right, aRAF confirmed they understood that Council would only accept their reinstatement as an IAAF member following the recommendation of the IAAF inspection team who will decide if the verification criteria have been fulfilled. ARAF confirmed they will cooperate fully and actively with the team.

5. Grigory Berdennikov:

   We officially informed the IAEA secretariat that these units in Crimea are under Russian jurisdiction and offered the agency to apply guarantees according to our (Russian) agreement, the Russian Federation cannot agree to any point of the annual report.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=federation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Federation
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=federation